GNRC vs HYLN vs WAVE Stock Comparison

Generac Holdings, Hyliion Holdings and Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNRC Generac Holdings Inc.
$193.75 -6.9% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.75B
P/E
45.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.44B
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
4 wins
HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp.
$3.29 -22.0% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$599.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.25M
Div. yield
–
Power Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Generac Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Generac Holdings 4, Hyliion Holdings 2, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNRCHYLNWAVELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.75B $599.56M $216.46M GNRC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.5x -11.5x -62.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +163.2% — HYLN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% -564.3% — GNRC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% +48.2% -42.4% HYLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.4%/yr -16.4%/yr -7.9%/yr WAVE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 99.0% 70.6% GNRC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 57/100 33/100 GNRC

Percentile Scorecard

GNRCHYLNWAVE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGNRCHYLNWAVE
Valuation 73 #17 of 61 33 #41 of 61 0 #24 of 24
Growth 42 #34 of 58 88 #8 of 58 36 #15 of 23
Profitability 87 #8 of 55 13 #48 of 55 5 #22 of 23
Financial Health 46 #39 of 71 93 #6 of 71 91 #3 of 24
Shareholder Returns 72 #9 of 30 – –
Overall 64 57 33
  • GNRC ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • HYLN ranked among 71 companies in Clean Energy Equipment
  • WAVE ranked among 24 companies in Power Generation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGNRCHYLNWAVESPY
1 month -6.9%-22.0%-27.6% -0.2%
3 months -0.8%-7.1%-40.6% +3.9%
6 months -10.8%+81.8%-41.4% +8.2%
Year to date +42.1%+78.8%-25.0% +12.9%
1 year +1.8%+48.2%-42.4% +12.3%
3 years +135.7%+483.2%+86.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.1%+80.1%+23.1% +23.3%
5 years -61.5%-59.1%-33.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -17.4%-16.4%-7.9% +10.9%
10 years +405.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.6%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNRCHYLNWAVESPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%99.0%70.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.7%92.7%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.183.171.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.49-0.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.7%-94.0%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.4%-59.4%-55.8% -1.2%
52-week high $295.54$8.10$9.92 $779.14
52-week low $136.37$1.58$4.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGNRCHYLNWAVE
P/E now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 27.2x -11.2xmedian 27.2x -58.6xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 63.5xmedian 2.4x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 18.4x -10.3xmedian 18.4x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 28.6x -10.4xmedian 28.6x —median 13.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.7x 3.5xmedian 1.7x 26.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.39median 0.79 -0.37median 0.79 —median 0.60

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGNRCHYLNWAVE
Revenue $4.44B $9.25M –
Gross profit $1.76B $603.00K –
Operating income $421.49M -$58.73M -$3.00M
Net income $258.77M -$52.19M -$3.50M
Free cash flow $379.25M -$56.62M –
R&D $249.51M $37.27M $747.00K
EPS (diluted) $4.33 $-0.29 –
Cash & equivalents $264.92M $13.20M $8.15M
Total debt $1.33B – $4.83M
Shares (diluted) 59.64M 178.44M –
Enterprise value $10.58B $265.46M $189.39M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGNRCHYLNWAVE
P/E 44.1x -11.2x -58.6x
P/FCF 30.1x -10.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.9x -13.9x –
P/S 2.6x 63.5x –
P/B 4.0x 3.5x 26.7x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 3.5x 26.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.7x -10.3x –
EV/EBIT 29.6x -8.9x -66.0x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 56.6x –
EV/FCF 33.0x -9.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 22.8x -12.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.39 -0.37 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNRCHYLNWAVE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 163.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 62.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% 154.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 29.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.0% 11.9% -16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 29.6% -1.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.1% 7.3% -17.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 30.7% -14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -26.7% 8.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 30.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 10.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% 30.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.9% 16.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 188.3% 24.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNRCHYLNWAVE
Gross margin 39.5% 6.5% –
EBITDA margin 15.1% -551.3% –
Operating margin 9.5% -635.2% –
Pretax margin 7.6% -564.5% –
Net margin 5.8% -564.3% –
FCF margin 8.5% -612.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% -458.2% –
Return on equity 9.3% -29.7% -56.2%
Return on assets 4.6% -28.2% -40.5%
Return on invested capital 7.9% – –
Return on capital employed 9.4% -33.4% -48.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 64.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNRCHYLNWAVE
Debt / assets 23.0% – 12.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF 3.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.1% 5.6% 24.5%
Equity / assets 49.9% 94.4% 75.5%
Interest coverage 6.2x – -2.9x
Current ratio 2.0x 7.6x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 7.1x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.8x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 4.42 32.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNRCHYLNWAVE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGNRCHYLNWAVE
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $9.31FY2026 $-0.32FY2026 $-0.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +42.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.60BFY2026 $14.80MFY2026 $179.29KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.1%FY2026 +325.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% +127.8% +35.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNRCHYLNWAVE
Held by institutions 89.4% 33.4% 1.2%
Institutions holding 998 168 22
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +19.5% +520.8%
Institutions buying 531 106 14
Institutions selling 321 38 2
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.79 7.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GNRCHYLNWAVE
GNRC 1.00 0.34 0.09
HYLN 0.34 1.00 0.00
WAVE 0.09 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNRC, HYLN and WAVE?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Generac Holdings (GNRC) $11.75B, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) $599.56M, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) $216.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +0.6%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +163.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Generac Holdings (GNRC) has the highest net margin (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 5.8%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -564.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) returned the most: Generac Holdings (GNRC) +1.8%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) +48.2%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) -42.4%. Over five years, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) compounded fastest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) -17.4%/yr, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) -16.4%/yr, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Generac Holdings (GNRC) has been the steadiest (Generac Holdings (GNRC) 57.1%, Hyliion Holdings (HYLN) 99.0%, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (WAVE) 70.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GNRC, HYLN and WAVE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Generac Holdings (GNRC) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.